Sexual Commercials

The media is getting more and more sexual everyday, and that theory is confirmed when you turn on your television and watch the commercials. Advertisements use sexualized images and ideas of men and women to sell their product, rather than promoting the benifits of the actual product. "Sex sells" and everyone knows it, so whether it is right or wrong or fair or unfair, it works, and thats all that matters, right?

Race and News Reporting

It is sad to hear about another school shooting, but what is even more sad is the image portrayed of black people in the news story. Race was mentioned because the shooter was african american. Emphasis was put on that he was black and they made it seem like all black people are trouble makers, thieves, and violent people, when the truth is that there has been just as many white shooters in schools as there has been black. The use of race in this story adds to the already existing stereotypes. and was completly unjustified.

Jena 6

I think that the story on the Jena 6 was good. It would have been nice to see the white people point of view though, since the town the crimes happened in was predominantly white. I also think that there should have been more coverage on this story and on racial issues period. Some people dont realize how many racial problems still exist, not just in Louisians, but everywhere. It is sad that there was more coverage done on other stories like celebrities, than on this story.

Disabilities

I have stereotyped people with physical disabilities in a group with people who have mental problems and people who are sick. The disabled, however, are not sick and are normal people. I have this stereotype because of the media and the news as well. I thought it was very interesting to see that people in wheelchairs get offended when others say they are wheelchair "bound" because that is not how they see it, just as a person of a different race or ethnicity gets offended when others call them somthing they do not believe themselves to be. This makes me a lot more aware of disabled people, how they feel, and the language i use to describe other types of people.

Latino's in the War Documentary

I am so glad that the PBs decided to include the latino experiences in the war in Ken Burn's documentary. If they had decided not to do so that would have been so wrong! The Defend the Honor campaign did such a great job in getting people involved and rallying to save this documentary from being biased and leaving people out who deserved to be a part of it.